SHEBOYGAN – An Elkhart Lake man has filed an appeal after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges this year in a stalking case involving a python delivered to his ex-girlfriend.

Eric R. Burrows announced in a court filing last week that he and a new attorney are appealing his Feb. 27 conviction, which included probation and several other conditions.

His new attorney, Rex Anderegg — the fifth lawyer Burrows has had in the case — declined comment this week. Court records show Anderegg began representing Burrows on Feb. 28, a day after Burrows was sentenced.

Burrows pleaded guilty in January to the felony stalking charge, which prosecutors filed in 2016 after Burrow’s ex-girlfriend complained she had received threatening voicemails and emails, along with the python that was delivered to her in a box.

A plea deal in January could allow Burrows to avoid a conviction on the felony charge if he abides by rules of a deferred conviction agreement. As part of that agreement, Burrows agreed to plead guilty to two new misdemeanors, charges for which he was sentenced on Feb. 27.

The case also spawned a petition seeking a John Doe investigation into allegations of misconduct by a police detective and the prosecutor who handled Burrows' case, along with a federal lawsuit alleging similar misconduct by two detectives who investigated Burrows.

Burrows earlier this year dropped the federal lawsuit, but court records this week show the John Doe petition remains open in Sheboygan County Circuit Court.